The 137 initiatives that were filed this year were spread out among the states of Colorado, Maine, Mississippi, Ohio and Washington. Interestingly, like 2010, the percentage of filed initiatives certified for the ballot in 2011 was around 8%; 2010 saw 8.42% of filed initiatives make the ballot, compared to 8.76% in 2011.

Of the 2011 initiatives that were filed, only 12 made it on the ballot. Those 12 include two veto referendums - Maine and Ohio. More information on the analysis can be found below.